Chana Billet
By Chana Billet
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Food Making Kosher Mexican Food at Home
Tacos from Miami’s kosher restaurant Mexico Bravo are similar to the author’s recipe below. Photograph courtesy of Mexico Bravo. When Katsuji Tanabe, the acclaimed chef/owner of MexiKosher in Los Angeles, became a contestant in this season’s “Top Chef” competition on Bravo, kosher Mexican cuisine soared in popularity. Unfortunately, with only a handful of kosher authentic…
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Recipes Secrets of Kosher Restaurants
A new cookbook offers chefs’ recipes and an inside look at kosher restaurant kitchens. Eight years ago, I had a great gig. As a dining columnist for the Jewish Star of Long Island, every week I reviewed a kosher restaurant. Unlike a critic, my job was to foster community spirit and showcase the numerous options…
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Food Go Raw for Fresh Take on Parve Dessert
This orange-chocolate “cheese” cake is from Susan Powers’ “Rawmazing Desserts”. Photograph by Susan Powers My first foray into the healthful and delicious world of raw desserts began seven years ago when I was making a sheva brachot (seven blessings) dinner for a friend who had gotten married two days earlier. As Murphy’s Law predicted, my…
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Life A Computer Program to Enhance Your Mikveh Experience
Eight years ago, Rivkah Bloom, a computer programmer from south Florida, overheard a conversation which changed her life. Bloom’s friends, Orthodox women who observe the laws of ‘Family Purity,’ were discussing the challenges they face calculating mikveh dates and other the important times in their menstrual cycle. “They wished there was a computer program where…
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Recipes One-Spice Magic
Photograph by Liza Schoenfein Spices have the incredible potential to transform a simple dish, and you don’t need a mélange of them to create tremendous flavor. Add cumin to hummus; paprika to fish; or cinnamon to brisket and these foods take on a life of their own as a single spice works its magic. I…
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Recipes Paprika Chicken With Chickpeas and Zucchini
This savory dish proves the power of letting one spice do its job. Photograph by Liza Schoenfein Related 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 medium onions, peeled and roughly chopped 2 cups cooked or canned chickpeas, rinsed 1 heaping tablespoon paprika, plus more for sprinkling 1 small bunch of parsley, chopped 1 teaspoon flaky salt…
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Food Applesauce in All Its Glory
Photograph by Marisa McClellan; Flickr Creative Commons When I was growing up, my grandmother used to serve small glass bowls of freshly churned applesauce. Unlike the snack-size, shelf-stable containers I often found in my lunchbox, applesauce at my grandmother’s house was an ethereal experience. Her fragrant, aromatic and always-warm version was nothing like the supermarket…
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